Third Brighton footballer tests positive for coronavirus in England
LONDON: The Premier League's plans of restarting the football season suffered a big blow as a third Brighton player has tested positive for coronavirus, according to media reports in England.
Individual training has been in place for Brighton players at their training ground and the club say it will be allowed to continue despite the latest setback.
Club chief executive Paul Barber, while speaking to Sky Sports News, said a third member of the first-team group has tested positive despite the safety guidelines being in place.
"It is a concern," he said. "Unfortunately we've had a third player test positive yesterday, so despite all of the measures that we've been taking over the past few weeks, where the players haven't been involved in any significant training at all, we've still suffered another player testing positive for the virus.
"So there are concerns and I think it's normal for all clubs to have those concerns. We want to make sure we do everything that we can to ensure those protocols are in place and are safe and secure and mitigate the risk as far as we can." IANSĀ